. Key to North American birds; containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. 72 TURDID^ THRUSHES. GEN. 1.. Fig. 11. 'Wood Thrush; natural eize. eyelids and tips of outer tail-feathers with white spots, bill brown or yellow, feet dark. Very yoini.r/birds are spotted above. 9-10 long, wing.5-5i^,, f-* tail 4-4J. N. Am. Nest in trees and bushes; eggs plain. Wils., i, 35,>;(-. pi. 2; AuD., iii, 14 pi., 142; Nutt., i, 338
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. Key to North American birds; containing a concise account of every species of living and fossil bird at present known from the continent north of the Mexican and United States boundary. Illustrated by 6 steel plates and upwards of 250 woodcuts. Birds. 72 TURDID^ THRUSHES. GEN. 1.. Fig. 11. 'Wood Thrush; natural eize. eyelids and tips of outer tail-feathers with white spots, bill brown or yellow, feet dark. Very yoini.r/birds are spotted above. 9-10 long, wing.5-5i^, , f-* tail 4-4J. N. Am. Nest in trees and bushes; eggs plain. Wils., i, 35, >;(-. pi. 2; AuD., iii, 14 pi., 142; Nutt., i, 338 ; Bd., 218. biigratorius. Var. confinis, described from Cape St. Lucas, is paler, duller, &c. Bd., Rev. 29. *â * Banded crosswise, not spotted, below. {Sabgeuus HesjKrocichla.) )h'^''^ Varied Thrush. Slate-color, below orange-brown, with black pectoral band which runs up on sides of neck and head ; crissum and under tail coverts whitish; eyelids, postocular stripe, 2 wing-bars and much edging of quills, , orange-brown ; bill dark, feet pale; ? and yomiff, duller, browner, pectoral bar obscure, etc. Size of the last. Pacific slopes, N. Am. : accidental in ^ Mass., N. J. and Long Island. Aud., iii, 22, pi. 143; Bd., 219. . NiEvius. *** Spotted, not banded, below. (Sub- genus Ilylocichla.) t Upper parts not uniform in color.* J Upper parts tawny, shading into olive on rump. Wood Thrush. Under parts white, "^ barely or not buff-tinted, marked with large distinct dusky spots, middle of throat and belly only immaculate; bill dusky and yellowish; legs flesh-color; 7-8 long; Aving 4-4^, tail 3-3^. Eastern United States. Nest in bushes and low trees ; eggs plain. Wils., i, 35, pi. 2; NuTT., i, 343; Aud., iii, 24, pi. 144; Bd., 212. mustelinus. ++ Upper parts olive, shading into rnfoiis on rump and tail. Hermit Thrush. Under parts white, with slight buffy tint anteriorly and olive shade on sides, breast and sides of throat thickly marked with large distinct dusky spots; bill d